Pol catnaps on the House floor

Americans may think Congress is napping on the job — and one congressman was caught on camera doing just that.

While he was presiding over the House on Thursday evening, cameras panned to Rep. George Holding (R-N.C.) resting his head on his hand with his eyes shut as Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Texas) spoke on the floor.

The website also says reaction shots are not permitted, and it was not clear why cameras panned to Holding.

Gohmert was more than half an hour into his 60 minutes on the floor as a “designee” of the majority leader, an arrangement made at the beginning of the year that allows him to periodically speak on the floor.

The tea party favorite usually takes the floor on Thursdays or Fridays at the end of the day and is known for his lengthy speeches.

At the time of the shut-eye, Gohmert was talking about doing “what’s right for the whole country” and the hardship caused to Americans by Obamacare.